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51 U.S.C. 70507: Technology developmentText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 51-NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMSCHAPTER 705-EXPLORATION INITIATIVES
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§70507. Technology development

The Administrator shall establish an intra-Directorate long-term technology development program for space and Earth science within the Science Mission Directorate for the development of new technology. The program shall be independent of the flight projects under development. The Administration shall have a goal of funding the intra-Directorate technology development program at a level of 5 percent of the total Science Mission Directorate annual budget. The program shall be structured to include competitively awarded grants and contracts.

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3431 .)

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70507

42 U.S.C. 17741.

Pub. L. 110–422, title V, § 501, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4791.